noun
- The state or fact of existing.
- usage: "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries"
- A living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently.
- synonyms: organism
verb
- Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun. )
- usage: "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
- synonyms: be
- Be identical to; be someone or something.
- usage: "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house"
- synonyms: be
- Occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere.
- usage: "Where is my umbrella" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior"
- synonyms: be
- Have an existence, be extant.
- usage: "Is there a God"
- Happen, occur, take place.
- usage: "I lost my wallet; this was during the visit to my parents' house"; "There were two hundred people at his funeral"; "There was a lot of noise in the kitchen"
- synonyms: be
- Be identical or equivalent to.
- usage: "One dollar equals 1, 000 rubles these days"
- Form or compose.
- usage: "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"
- synonyms: constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be
- Work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function.
- usage: "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher"
- Represent, as of a character on stage.
- usage: "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
- Spend or use time.
- usage: "I may be an hour"
- synonyms: be
- Have life, be alive.
- usage: "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"
- To remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted - used only in infinitive form.
- usage: "let her be"
- synonyms: be
- Be priced at.
- usage: "These shoes cost $100"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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